For those of you who like your stock gauge faces but want blue led's, we tested our LED lighting upgrade kit with the stock face. It works quite well. Here is a pic.

http://www.blackcatcustom.com/images/cobalt%20blue%20led%20w-stock%20face.jpg

When using the blue LED kit, a special film needs to be applied behind the red markings. This film will be supplied by us if order the blue LED kit by itself.

The blue glowing needles is achieved by removing the red paint from the back of the stock needles. We then repainted them white and the result is the blue glow. We will post more detailed instructions on removing the stock red paint shortly.

that's f-ing sick... I want. the kit is what like 30 bucks? and what do you need to do to hook up the led's? any soldering or anything?

Looks amazing. If you don't remove the red paint from behind the needle, does the needle still light up red??

that's f-ing sick... I want. the kit is what like 30 bucks? and what do you need to do to hook up the led's? any soldering or anything?

It's $35 + shipping. There is soldering involved. Full detailed instructions are included.

Looks amazing. If you don't remove the red paint from behind the needle, does the needle still light up red??

They will light up a pale red color.

what level of soldering are we talking about? I wouldn't want buy it just to find out. .pdf file maybe?

that is hott, i love your gauges

what level of soldering are we talking about? I wouldn't want buy it just to find out. .pdf file maybe?
We supply 3 LED modules, 1 for each gauge. Each module has 2 small wires that need to be soldered to the main circuit board. The factory lights also need to be de-soldered from the main circuit board. Anyone with moderate soldering skills can do all the soldering in about 10 minutes. It also needs to be done with a low wattage soldering iron to be sure that there is no damage.

These guys are great I have one of there custom gauge panels and the blue led lighting it looks wicked.

http://cobaltss.net/gallery/files/1/2/4/0/0/img_6790_thumb.jpg (http://www.cobaltss.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=30599&c=searchresults&searchid=10551)

http://cobaltss.net/gallery/files/1/2/4/0/0/img_6789_thumb.jpg (http://www.cobaltss.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=30600&c=newimages)

i am very interested,will probably order a set once i see how difficult it is to take the paint off and repaint it . let me know

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I really wanna get this.... bashtards.... lol hafta buy a soldering iron too...

looks great! I want, but i'll be waiting a month or two. Any plans for a group buy? not sure there'd be enough interest though. i'd be getting an iron too - haven't needed one in a while.

I am interested in this. Guess I gotta figure out the basics of soldering though.

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i am very interested,will probably order a set once i see how difficult it is to take the paint off and repaint it . let me know

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Here is the link explaining how to change the colors of the needles.
http://www.blackcatcustom.com/Cobalt%20Needle%20Color%20Change.htm

great write up on the needles.is that the only paint you have to remove? and none from the cluster numbers them selves? do you have any write ups on the soldering of the leds as well ? i just dont understand where they mount to throw that much blue light off lol.

These guys are great I have one of there custom gauge panels and the blue led lighting it looks wicked.

http://cobaltss.net/gallery/files/1/2/4/0/0/img_6790_thumb.jpg (http://www.cobaltss.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=30599&c=searchresults&searchid=10551)

http://cobaltss.net/gallery/files/1/2/4/0/0/img_6789_thumb.jpg (http://www.cobaltss.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=30600&c=newimages)

I have the same set up only with the white face. It looks really good at night and i'm liking the black face a little better :twothumbs

I am definitely game for this..... I was thinking about buying the replace from another vender for the same effect but I think I will go this way instead. The only problem is..... soldering..... never done it before. Oh well, no better time to start then now.... hehehe.

great write up on the needles.is that the only paint you have to remove? and none from the cluster numbers them selves? do you have any write ups on the soldering of the leds as well ? i just dont understand where they mount to throw that much blue light off lol.
You only have to remove the paint on the needles. Nothing else. The LED's are soldered more or less where the stock lights are behind the gauge face. The LED's themselves are already soldered. All you have to solder is two small wires for each gauge.

You only have to remove the paint on the needles. Nothing else. The LED's are soldered more or less where the stock lights are behind the gauge face. The LED's themselves are already soldered. All you have to solder is two small wires for each gauge.


so how much is the kit shipped to r2y1l2 in winnipeg canada?

so how much is the kit shipped to r2y1l2 in winnipeg canada?
Cdn shipping is $12.00cad

is there going to be a GB on this???:)

Any chance of doing one for us poor HHR owners?

Cdn shipping is $12.00cad

ok so $12.00 shipping plus ...how much for the kit lol?

ok so $12.00 shipping plus ...how much for the kit lol?
Led kit is $35.00
Cdn Site
http://www.blackcatcustom.ca/chevrolet_cobalt.htm
US Site
http://www.blackcatcustom.com/chevrolet_cobalt.htm

Any chance of doing one for us poor HHR owners?
We are planning on doing gauge faces for the HHR, but don't know exactly when they will be ready. Sometime in the next month or two. Keep checking back.

so how much for the led n face? also, if i have a 2.2 and i wanted the ss/sc face, how wud that work?

We are planning on doing gauge faces for the HHR, but don't know exactly when they will be ready. Sometime in the next month or two. Keep checking back.

Cool, I'll be waiting.

I ordered the full set up from them, the leds and the new gauge face, more pics to come...the soldering was easy...will try and rem to get pics...

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so how much for the led n face? also, if i have a 2.2 and i wanted the ss/sc face, how wud that work?
We have a gauge face for the 2.2 in the SS/SC style, speedo goes to 120mph, not 160mph. Color and logo options are the same as the SS/SC. It's not on our website so you would have to call to order or place in the comments section of the cart that you want the SS/SC style.
http://www.blackcatcustom.com/chevrolet_cobalt.htm

There a pic of a black and red 2.2 gauge face with the SS/SC style on our custom design page.
http://www.blackcatcustom.com/custom%20design.htm

ok so wait...when you paint the needles...you MUST paint the bottom white? and then paint the rest of the needle with an opaque color? or no? that's the only part the confused me...

^ once you take the needles off you I assume you sand the orange off of the bottom and paint them blue or what ever color you want. You don't have to paint the rest of the needle just the bottom.

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How about red led's? They'd look better on my red car.

ok so wait...when you paint the needles...you MUST paint the bottom white? and then paint the rest of the needle with an opaque color? or no? that's the only part the confused me...
Hi,
Yes you just paint the bottom/backside of the needles, nowhere else. If you want the needles any other color, we suggest that you paint a transparent color of your choice first, then white over it.
Also, please do not sand the stock color off as this will cloud up the needle. The original paint can be removed with just the 99% rubbing alcohol.

How about red led's? They'd look better on my red car.
Our Red LED kit will also work with the stock face.

Do you have any images of the red LED kit?

I'm prolly gonna be ordering the blue kit within a few days here but the only thing I'm curious about it the light yellow/green color of the stock guage face. does that show through with the LED kit?

I think i might splurge and get this...

actually... I'm being stupid about this... if I buy the whole shabang, the cluster, and the LED kit, will you guys install the LED kit for me? if so how much extra for that?

I'm prolly gonna be ordering the blue kit within a few days here but the only thing I'm curious about it the light yellow/green color of the stock guage face. does that show through with the LED kit?
The lighting shows like in the picture, it's slightly deeper blue in real life. The part that won't change is the DIC display. That will light up the stock color.

Do you have any images of the red LED kit?

We will have to take a picture of the Red LED kit with the stock face. We only have a picture of the red LED kit with one of our gauge faces installed.
http://www.blackcatcustom.com/chevrolet_cobalt.htm

actually... I'm being stupid about this... if I buy the whole shabang, the cluster, and the LED kit, will you guys install the LED kit for me? if so how much extra for that?

For proper installation the Cobalt clusters should be VIN coded to your car. Something we can't do right now. So the only way for us to install is if you send us your cluster. For pricing please give us a call. Thanks.

subscribed, will be ordering one next weekend with my pay.

I ordered the blue LED kit :)

how long does shipping normally take? i ordered mine last thursday...

how long does shipping normally take? i ordered mine last thursday...
PM me your name or give us a call and I can give you your tracking number.

PM me your name or give us a call and I can give you your tracking number.

nevermind, i got it today, it would have been here monday but the mailman messed up. Perfect Thank you for everything!

For proper installation the Cobalt clusters should be VIN coded to your car. Something we can't do right now. So the only way for us to install is if you send us your cluster. For pricing please give us a call. Thanks.

this VIN coding, is this something I can do, or will I have to have a dealer/tuner do it for me?

This looks like a sweet idea... I attempted setting something like this up myself, but after a week, all of my LEDs and resistors blew on me.... :lol:

So just to make it clear, we would have to desolder the existing bulbs on the circuit board and solder 2 wires in place of those lights? And do you plan on having a white LED kit to get that upscale Lexus/Mercedes look?

For proper installation the Cobalt clusters should be VIN coded to your car. Something we can't do right now. So the only way for us to install is if you send us your cluster. For pricing please give us a call. Thanks.

Also, the clusters are not VIN coded at all. As long as you match the model year you'll be okay. I bought an 06 cluster off of ebay that maxed at 140 MPH, where as I had the 120 MPH 07 cluster. The speeds matched up perfectly fine (many others have proved this too).

The only problem that I have is that I have chimes and beeps coming from the cluster (07s have the chimes in the radio headunit - 05s and 06s have the chimes only in the cluster) and my DIC can't be changed by the buttons (because I got an 06 cluster).

This looks like a sweet idea... I attempted setting something like this up myself, but after a week, all of my LEDs and resistors blew on me.... :lol:

So just to make it clear, we would have to desolder the existing bulbs on the circuit board and solder 2 wires in place of those lights? And do you plan on having a white LED kit to get that upscale Lexus/Mercedes look?



Also, the clusters are not VIN coded at all. As long as you match the model year you'll be okay. I bought an 06 cluster off of ebay that maxed at 140 MPH, where as I had the 120 MPH 07 cluster. The speeds matched up perfectly fine (many others have proved this too).

The only problem that I have is that I have chimes and beeps coming from the cluster (07s have the chimes in the radio headunit - 05s and 06s have the chimes only in the cluster) and my DIC can't be changed by the buttons (because I got an 06 cluster).
Hi, our LED kit is available in white. You would have to desolder the existing bulbs and solder 2 wires in place of those bulbs for each gauge.

Yes the clusters can be interchanged and will work. For a proper swap and for warranty purposes, the clusters should be VIN coded. We need to let people know this so they are aware of this before we can sell them a cluster. If someone is OK with this, we can sell a cluster with the face and LED's installed.

this VIN coding, is this something I can do, or will I have to have a dealer/tuner do it for me?
VIN coding is done by a speedometer shop and will match the cluster to your car. As stated above, we can sell a complete cluster with the face & LED's installed, but are not able to VIN code it. Please call us if you would like more info.

I like that I can keep my stock gauge face and now add LED's

do you have to remove the dashboard, stupid question prolly, too much work for a lazy guy like myself :(

do you have to remove the dashboard, stupid question prolly, too much work for a lazy guy like myself :(
You do have to remove the trim pieces then remove the cluster from your dash - http://www.blackcatcustom.com/Cobalt%20Install%20Guidelines.htm

yes you do, it looks awesome!!! i installed mine and turned out great. I'll get you guys some photo's later on tonite.

anyone have the white led kit??

i want to see some picutres..

blackcat can u post some pics of the white led set up...im very interested..

i am very interested in ordering some. but i was wondering could yall do it with orange leds

i am very interested in ordering some. but i was wondering could yall do it with orange leds

that would be sick! :guns:

anyone have the white led kit??

i want to see some picutres..

blackcat can u post some pics of the white led set up...im very interested..

Are you looking to see the white led's with the stock face? Unfortunately I don't have a pic of that. The white led's with the stock face won't light up white because of the tint that's in the stock face.

This is a pic of the white led kit with one of our faces.
http://www.blackcatcustom.com/images/Cobalt%20Black%20w%20Red%20Lighting_small.jpg

i am very interested in ordering some. but i was wondering could yall do it with orange leds


At this time we don't have an orange led kit. We can however, make a face for your that will light up orange using the stock lighting though.

At this time we don't have an orange led kit. We can however, make a face for your that will light up orange using the stock lighting though.

how much would it be. i was looking at doing one pearl orange. would it be possible to put a decepticon logo in the center of the mph

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question about the LED kit, Removing the needles isn't something i really wanna do all that much, do you have to, to install the LED kit, do you have install instructions spacific for that i was on ur site and only see the install for gauge faces.

Thanks!

question about the LED kit, Removing the needles isn't something i really wanna do all that much, do you have to, to install the LED kit, do you have install instructions spacific for that i was on ur site and only see the install for gauge faces.

Thanks!

Hi, yes you do have to remove the needles when installing the LED Kit as the gauge face needs to be removed. Instructions for installing the LED's are sent with the kit. Let me know if you have any other questions.

sorry to bump an old thread, but i am considering the blue LED kit and want to confirm that my dimmer will still function and control the LEDs.

thanks.

i have my led kit and have no clue how to install it? instructions arnt really a help lol any help in the dfw? ill pay!!!! try to do it at my dealership with my buddies and we couldnt figure where to remove the led's and where to solider them back in......sigh have the gauages just sitting here!!!! help??

I think white LED's would be more appealing to alot of people IMHO

sorry to bump an old thread, but i am considering the blue LED kit and want to confirm that my dimmer will still function and control the LEDs.

thanks.

Yes the led's will be dimmable. They'll dim through a narrower range, for example if you dimmer goes from 0-10 now, it'll go from about 5-10 meaning the led's will be fully off at 5.

i have my led kit and have no clue how to install it? instructions arnt really a help lol any help in the dfw? ill pay!!!! try to do it at my dealership with my buddies and we couldnt figure where to remove the led's and where to solider them back in......sigh have the gauages just sitting here!!!! help??

Give us a call and we would be happy to go over the install with you and give you any additional information you need for the install.